Question

Growing up on a tobacco farm, Emma Avery was used to hard times. When she was seven, her family’s farmhouse burned to the ground. Her father made a temporary (臨時的) shelter, where eight people had to sleep in two beds. As soon as Emma and her four brothers and two sisters were big enough, they were out in the fields.

     Emma would find her comfort in school, even as a C student, thanks to one teacher. When she moved on to middle school, Emma was alarmingly far behind her classmates. She kept her head down, trying not to be noticed, struggling to catch up, and feeling like an outsider.

     Then one day, when Emma was 16, a teacher named Mr. Potts changed everything. Looking his students in the eye, Mr. Potts said, "Being a C student does not mean you do not have a valuable contribution to make. Some of you have to work in the fields in the evening and do not have time to study. But if you do your best, you have a gift to give."

     The teacher’s words made Emma believe she could do well, and she worked harder. In the end she won a scholarship to St. Paul’s College, graduated with a degree in elementary education in 1967, and got a job in the public-school system. Then, at George Washington University, she received a master’s in education in 1970, and afterwards in the same year she married Ron Smothers.

     Over the next six years, Emma taught in public schools in Miami. In 1976, after saving $10,000, she opened her first restaurant in Los Angeles. Eventually Emma stopped teaching, and her business expanded (擴展) to six restaurants.

     In gratitude (感激) for what she has been able to achieve, Emma donates a lot. She has no idea how much money she’s given away. She says, "Those I want to help are the C students who just need help, direction and confidence."

1.The first paragraph serves to show that Emma ______.

A．was poor and had no time to study          B．was born on a tobacco farm C．was sad to lose her house D．was kind enough to help support the family

2.From the text we learn that Emma ______.  

A．won a scholarship to George Washington University                 B．was unsuccessful as a businesswoman C．was thankful to Mr. Potts             D．disliked teaching, and gave up the job

3.From the second paragraph we can infer that Emma was ______.

A．unintelligent       B．unconfident        C．hard-working       D．Considerate

4.The text mainly wants to tell us ______.

A．confidence is the first step to success        B．memory of the past is the teacher of the future C．something attempted, something done       D．nothing is impossible to a willing heart

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了Emma成功的故事，關鍵在于老師對她的鼓勵，讓她有了自信心，能夠發(fā)揮自己的才干，取得了很大的成功。

1.A 段落大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段Growing up on a tobacco farm, Emma Avery was used to hard times. When she was seven, her family’s farmhouse burned to the ground. Her father made a temporary (臨時的) shelter, where eight people had to sleep in two beds. As soon as Emma and her four brothers and two sisters were big enough, they were out in the fields.可知她出生貧寒，很早就要到地里干活，沒有時間去學習。故A正確。

2.C 推理題。根據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容，尤其是文章第4段第一句The teacher’s words made Emma believe she could do well, and she worked harder.可知老師的鼓勵，讓她有了信心，努力學習。所以她對這位老師很感激。故C正確。

3.B 推理題。根據(jù)第二段最后2行. She kept her head down, trying not to be noticed, struggling to catch up, and feeling like an outsider.說明她沒有自信，很自卑。故B正確。

4.A 主旨大意題。本文講述了Emma成功的故事，關鍵在于老師對她的鼓勵，讓她有了自信心，能夠發(fā)揮自己的才干，取得了很大的成功。故A項符合。

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點評：本文主要講述自信心對人的發(fā)展的重要作用。在解題時要立足已知，推斷未知。立足現(xiàn)在，猜測未來。不能主觀臆想，憑空想象，隨意揣測，更不能以自己的觀點代替作者的觀點;要把握句、段之間的邏輯關系，了解語篇的結(jié)構(gòu)。要體會文章的基調(diào)，揣摸作者的態(tài)度，摸準邏輯發(fā)展的方向，悟出作者的弦外之音。